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Ex-Im Bank's General Statutory Authority Expires
This report discusses the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), a wholly owned federal government corporation which seeks to provide direct loans, loan guarantees, and export credit insurance to: (1) support exports that the private sector is unwilling or unable to finance alone at commercially viable terms; and/or (2) counter government-backed financing offered by foreign countries through their export credit agency (ECA).
Date:
July 1, 2015
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers
This report serves as a primer on the European Union (EU) and provides a brief description of U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the 114th Congress. The EU is a political and economic partnership that represents a unique form of cooperation among sovereign countries, comprising 28 member states, including most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe; the group has helped to promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity throughout the European continent.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Europe’s Migration Crisis
None
Date:
July 17, 2015
Creator:
Archick, Kristin & Margesson, Rhoda
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Relations
This report gives an overview of the background and current developments of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Primer on WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
The report reviews the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the services and products they provide to women and their infants or children. The report discusses what requirements must be met for WIC and who is eligible to sign up for aid.
Date:
July 21, 2015
Creator:
Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Kortrey, Julia E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico's Current Fiscal Challenges: In Brief
This report discusses the current state of Puerto Rico's public finances. Puerto Rico faces several fiscal hurdles in 2015. Concerns regarding the sustainability of Puerto Rico's public finances have intensified over the past year, despite several measures taken by the island's government to reduce spending, increase revenues, and restructure its obligations.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations
This report provides background on drug trafficking and organized crime inside Mexico: it identifies the major DTOs, and it examines how the organized crime "landscape" has been significantly altered by fragmentation.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Following "El Chapo" Guzmán's Escape
This report discusses the escape of JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán on July 11, 2015, from a maximum security federal prison near Mexico City.
Date:
July 21, 2015
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Spending and the Budget Control Act Limits
This report discusses the Budget Control Act, which sets limits on defense spending between fiscal years 2012 and 2021 and possible measures to avoid a sequester. The current debate in Congress has centered on whether to adjust the BCA defense caps upward; move base budget spending to accounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) that are not subject to spending limits; reduce the defense spending in the Administration's request to comply with BCA revised caps; or use some combination of these approaches.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
War Funding and the Budget Control Act: In Brief
This report provides a brief overview of the war funding and the budget control act.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crisis in Greece: Political Implications
This report discusses political and economic conditions in Greece. What began as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009 has evolved into a political crisis that many analysts believe could represent the most significant setback in over 60 years of European integration.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Belkin, Paul
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crisis in Greece: Political Implications
This report briefly discusses the political crisis resulting from what began as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009. Many analysts believe that this political crisis could represent the most significant setback in over 60 years of European integration.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Belkin, Paul
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic State’s Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement: In Brief
This report outlines the broad challenges for federal law enforcement agencies in identifying and confronting the challenges posed by the Islamic State in the United States. This report also highlights the interagency efforts taken in preempting terrorists in the screening processes, visa fraud, and stopping the radicalization of individuals.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers U.S. policy responses to the conflict.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy
This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and will likely continue to be a point of contention during the second session of the 114th Congress.
Date:
July 5, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate
None
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Efforts to Address Global Violence Against Women
This report briefly examines legislative issues regarding Violence against women, which includes random acts of violence as well as sustained abuse over time, can be physical, psychological, or sexual in nature.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
This report provides the issues for Congress on U.S. international family planning programs.
Date:
July 8, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress
This report provides historical background on the Council, including the role of the previous Commission. It discusses the Council's current mandate and structure, as well as U.S. policy and congressional actions. Finally, it highlights possible policy issues for the 114th Congress, including the overall effectiveness of the Council in addressing human rights situations, implications for U.S. membership, and U.S. financial contributions to the Council.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Medicaid Managed Care: Frequently Asked Questions
This report responds to a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) identified to address some of the major updates included in the proposed rule. The FAQs summarize provisions such as the introduction of a minimum medical loss ratio (MLR), guidance on enrolling the long-term services and supports (LTSS) population in managed care, and network adequacy.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blom, Kirstin B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program
This report tracks legislative changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. It includes brief discussions of how Congress has changed FEHB through legislative action, including restrictions on the use of federal funds; changing the formula for determining the government's share of FEHB premiums; expanding eligibility for the program; and implementing policies that affect the relationship between Medicare and FEHB.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Blom, Kirstin B. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development Administration: FY2016 Appropriations
This report discusses funding issues for the Economic Development Administration (EDA), which was created pursuant to the enactment of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, with the objective of fostering growth in economically distressed areas characterized by high levels of unemployment and low per-capita income levels.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress
None
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene; Davis, Christopher M.; Yeh, Brian T.; Krouse, William J. & Chu, Vivian S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biopower: Background and Federal Support
This report provides analyses on the aforementioned topics along with legislative issues.Begins with general summaries about bioenergy and biopower inlcuding potential benefits and challenges, feedstocks, and biopower technologies and report delves into federal support available for Biopower,followed by legislative concerns.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library